Foreign investments in Azerbaijan’s fixed capital increase by quarter in a year

The total volume of foreign investments in Azerbaijan's fixed capital in January-April 2014, amounted to 1.44 billion manat, which is by 22.26 percent more compared to the same period of 2013, the Azerbaijani State Statistical Committee said on May 17.

Some 85.4 percent (1.231.9 billion manat) of investments made by foreign countries and international organizations in Azerbaijan's fixed capital in January-April 2014, fell to investors from Great Britain, the U.S., Norway, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Japan and France, according to the report.

Great Britain continues to hold a leading position. Its specific weight in the total volume of foreign investments in Azerbaijan amounted to 29.1 percent, while its investments amounted to 420.1 million manat.